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* Used in the construction of emergency shelters (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
* Used in the construction of emergency shelters (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
* Sometimes used in situations where concrete would be unsufficiently strong
* Sometimes used in situations where concrete would be unsufficiently strong
** 2.4 km pylons of [[duranium]]-reinforced thermoconcrete used to support Arcadia Explorer mining platform (DIS Novel: ''Desperate Hours'')
** e.g., 2.4 km pylons of [[duranium]]-reinforced thermoconcrete used to support Arcadia Explorer mining platform (DIS Novel: ''Desperate Hours'')


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Latest revision as of 04:23, 5 October 2017

  • Concrete-like building material in common use by the Federation in the 23rd century (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours; TOS: "The Devil in the Dark"; VAN Short Story: "The Stars Look Down")
    • Name assumedly derived from the substance setting under heat rather than over time
  • Used in the construction of emergency shelters (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
  • Sometimes used in situations where concrete would be unsufficiently strong
    • e.g., 2.4 km pylons of duranium-reinforced thermoconcrete used to support Arcadia Explorer mining platform (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)